元もとの通とおり

expression, adverb

as it was before; back to the original state

Used adverbially to describe returning something to its previous condition or state. Often appears with verbs like 戻す, 直す, or なる.

• 壊こわれた棚たなを元もとの通とおりに直なおした。

  I fixed the broken shelf back to how it was before.

• 部屋へやを元もとの通とおりに片かた付づけてください。

  Please tidy up the room the way it was.